BHEL commissions 5,000 MW power generation in April-December

New Delhi: State-run power equipment maker BHEL today said that it commissioned power generation capacity of 5,010 MW during the first three quarters of the fiscal, which was highest-ever done by the company.

"BHEL once again demonstrated its project execution prowess with the capacity addition of 5,010 MW of utility power projects in the first three quarters of the current financial year (2015-16)," the company press release said.

According to the statement, this is the highest-ever capacity addition achieved by BHEL for the corresponding period in any financial year.

In addition to this, projects aggregating to 2,270 MW had also been synchronised by BHEL during this period and were available for capacity addition, the company said.